Workplace Literacy Discussion List Members,

Since March 9 Thursday Resources when I sent a list of the Workforce
Sessions at COABE, new sessions have been added and the sessions have
been scheduled into a time frame and rooms.  Here is the latest (and I
would guess the last) listing.  I am guessing that these sessions would
be of interest to many of you who will be unable to attend.  After COABE
is over and presenters and attendees are back home, I would be
interested in having an on list sharing/discussion of the sessions you
are interested in.  It is often possible to get digital copies of
presentations and/or the handouts from the presenters after the
conference, and, if there are sessions that create a lot of interest, I
will contact the presenters to see about obtaining copies. You would
have to let me know which sessions those are.

I also want to encourage those who attend sessions to share the best of
what they experience with the list following the conference.  We can
make the conference a learning experience for all.

Hope to see you there!

Donna

Donna Brian, Moderator
Workplace Literacy Discussion List

djgbrian at utk.edu

 



EDUCATIONAL FOCUS: WORKFORCE

ESL in the Workplace   
Time/Location: Monday 10:30-11:45  Freedom 1
Presenters:     Nile Alford, Self-Sufficiency Project Associate,
PathWaysPA
                Yvette Goslin, ESL Instructor, PathWaysPA
                Jacquie Patterson, Director of Self-Sufficiency
Projects, PathWaysPA
Innovative lunchtime ESL classes have brought immigrant staff and
supervisors of healthcare facilities together in new ways. This flexible
training model adapts for housekeeping, food service, and direct-care
staff. The program has encouraged students to seek additional training
and to improve the quality of patient care while increasing employer
buy-in.



I-BEST: Bringing Washington State to the Tipping Point 
Time/Location: Monday 10:30-11:45   Freedom 2
Presenters:     Kathy Cooper, Policy Associate, Washington State Board
for Community and Technical Colleges
                John Chadwick, Dean of Basic Studies, Renton Technical
College
                Wendy Larsen, ESL Instructor - Business Pathway, Tacoma
Community College
Washington state is pioneering system-wide Integration of Basic Skills
and Technical Education. I-BEST gives students access to career and
educational pathways that lead to self-sufficiency. The session will
include presentations by and dialogue with a state policy manager,
exemplary program director, and outstanding teacher-all leaders in
I-BEST implementation.



Workforce Literacy: Building and Improving Partnerships
Time/Location: Monday 10:30-11:45   Freedom 4
Presenters:     Sallie Glickman, Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia
Workforce Investment Board
                JoAnn Weinberger, President and Executive Director,
Center for Literacy
                Cheryl Feldman, Director, District 1199C Training and
Upgrading Fund
                Jay Spector, President and CEO, JEVs Human Services
                Kay Graham, Board Secretary, District 1199C Training and
Upgrading, and
 Human Resources Consultant, Temple University Health System (TUHS)
A panel comprised of employers and the literacy providers that they have
collaborated with to offer workplace literacy services will provide
detailed information on what services employers need and what steps
literacy providers have taken in Philadelphia to create successful,
mutually beneficial partnerships.



Framing Workplace Literacy Programs to Deliver Business Benefits       
Time/Location: Monday 10:30-11:45     Salon 6
Presenter:      Susan Reid, Manager, Professional Development, Workbase
the New Zealand Centre for Workforce Literacy Development
In New Zealand employers did not receive any subsidy funding for
workplace literacy programs until 2001. In the 10 years prior to 2001,
Workbase developed a methodology which had a focus on achieving
quantifiable benefits for the employer as well as meeting employees'
goals.



Unlimited Partnership: Connecting Classroom and Workplace for Adult
Learners   
Time/Location: Monday 10:30-11:45       Seminar A
Presenters:     Matt Sanders, Coordinator of Academic Resources, Verizon
Corporate College, Empire State College
                Barbara Behnke-Graverson, Manager, Career Services and
Educational Partnerships, Verizon
                Deborah A. Noble, Mentor of Business, Management, and
Verizon Corporate College, Empire State College
                Bernard Smith, Director of Academic Review, Center for
Distance Learning, Empire State College
                John Sommer, Vice President for Finance and Chief
Financial Officer, Centenary College
                Cynthia L. Ward, Associate Dean, Verizon Corporate
College, Empire State College
How can educators help workers adapt to the changing economy? Panelists
with both academic and business perspectives will explore
corporate-academic partnerships, classroom strategies, and evaluation of
experiential learning, identifying "best practices" while recognizing
the complexities of 21st-century workforce development.



Minorities in Transition: Navigating Within the Workplace      
Time/Location: Monday 1:45-3:00       Independence 1
Presenters:     Betty Johnson, Move Up Program Manager, Lutheran
Settlement House
                Douglas Cox, Jason Rice, Meah Carruth, Shekinah
Bathyehuda, Sherry Jones, Ulises Musseb, Move Up Instructors, Lutheran
Settlement House
Administrators and instructors will obtain strategies that will help
them educate minorities on how to navigate more effortlessly within the
workplace. This format will be interactive-you will get the chance to
personally witness how minorities have to navigate through the
educational and workplace systems differently than other cultures, due
to barriers that are unique to their population.



Excel Philadelphia: Community Collaboration to Advance Adult Literacy  
Time/Location: Monday 1:45-3:00       Salon 9
Presenters:     Sallie Glickman, Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia
Workforce Investment Board
                Diane Inverso, Mayor's Commission on Literacy
                Michael Prushan, Chief Learning Officer for Temple
University Health System and a member of the Philadelphia Workforce
Investment Board
A team of presenters, representing a range of different entities, will
offer detailed information on Philadelphia's innovative approach to
convening community stakeholders to address the importance of workforce
literacy. This group will discuss the obstacles they have encountered in
this endeavor and how they have effectively confronted these challenges.



ABLE and the One Stop: A Good Match    
Time/Location: Tuesday 10:15-11:30    Franklin Room
Presenters:     Cheryl Heister, Adult Education Coordinator,
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
                Barbara Tyndall, Liz Savitsky, Karen Miller,
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
The Workforce Investment Act mandated that all states implement a
one-stop shop for job seekers where they can obtain a broad range of
services from job search to certificate training. In many one-stops,
adult basic and literacy education is located on site. Co-location of
educational services provides an important service to the customers,
partners, and investors in the one-stop. This presentation highlights
the activities of one program in central Pennsylvania, where the
one-stops are known as CareerLinks. This program demonstrates a strong
model of integrated services.



Workforce Skills Certificates: Enhancing Curriculum and Student Outcomes

Time/Location: Tuesday 10:15-11:30      Freedom 2
Presenters:     Melissa Dayton, Trainer, Workforce Education, Capitol
Region Education Council/Adult Training and Development Network
                Dan Wann, Professional Development Consultant, Adult
Education Professional Development Project
Preparing students for the world beyond adult education presents the
challenge of integrating basic skills and real-world application.
Workforce skills certificates represent a powerful approach for
providing students with relevant and stimulating work-based learning
experiences leading to a work-readiness credential. Learn how
Connecticut and Indiana are implementing workforce skills certificates.



The Classroom is a Workplace Too!      
Time/Location: Tuesday 10:15-11:30      Salon 3
Presenter:      Emmett Baxendell, Director of Education and Training,
Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh
Explore the structure of a Workplace Skills classroom! Participants will
discuss reasons to develop a classroom based on the expectations of the
workplace, develop a student job description, identify rules for the
classroom, review a disciplinary process, and discuss the classroom
management skills needed by instructors for such a classroom.



Correction Education: Reentry Initiatives      
Time/Location: Tuesday 4:15-5:30     Independence 4
Presenter:      Donald Bender, Eastern Region Chief, Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections
This will be a presentation on the reentry initiatives of Department of
Corrections focusing on the educational component of the program. The
presenter will discuss the parole survey conducted in 2003 and the
policy implementations of the study, with a focus on education.



The National Work Readiness Credential 
Time/Location: Tuesday 4:15-5:30      Logans 2
Presenters:     Judith Titzel, Adult Education Specialist, Rhode Island
Economic Policy Council
                Lansing Davis, New Jersey State Employment and Training
Commission
The pressure is mounting for the adult education and workforce
development systems to integrate their expertise for the benefit of both
job seekers and employers. Assessments and a credential that help
stakeholders to know individuals are ready for entry-level work are
important for success. This presentation focuses on the newly developed
National Work Readiness Credential and how it can help meet the needs
employers, workers, and the workforce development system.



Ohio ABLE Career Readiness Credential (CRC) Field Test 
Time/Location: Wednesday 8:00-9:15     Freedom 3
Presenters:     Traci Lepicki, Research Specialist, The Ohio State
University-Center on Education and Training for Employment 
                Adrienne Glandon, Program Associate, The Ohio State
University-Center on Education and Training for Employment
ABLE Evaluation Design Project staff will present results from the
Career Readiness Credential field test conducted in Ohio with five ABLE
programs. The process, assessment instruments, outcomes, issues, and
implications for statewide implementation will be discussed.



WESL for Machining Technology: Integrating English language and
occupational skills    
Time/Location: Wednesday 8:00-9:15     Seminar A
Presenter:      Anne Albarelli, Dean, Transitional Studies and
Instructional Support, Cy-Fair College
This session presents a description of a Workforce English as a Second
Language program for Machining Technology, including results from a
Performance Criteria Analysis (PCAL), development of curriculum and
syllabus, and assessment rubrics. Copies of the PCAL, syllabus,
curriculum, and assessment rubrics will be available on CD for
participants.



Adult Education and Workforce Development: The Pursuit of Learning     
Time/Location: Wednesday 9:30-10:45     Freedom 3
Presenters:     Ramona George, Adult Education and Literacy Director,
Ozarks Technical  Community College
                Betty Kimberling, Sallee Webb, Gary Tate, Amy Whittaker,
Maggie Lesnak
Learn about the State of Missouri's interagency coordination pilot
program between Adult Education and Literacy and Workforce Development.
The focus of the St. Joseph and Springfield pilot project was to develop
and implement a client referral process and to use the Missouri Toolbox
to track referrals.



Know Thyself to Be a Better Teacher    
Time/Location: Wednesday 9:30-10:45     Parlor C
Presenter:      Carsten Schmidtke, Instructor, Oklahoma State
University-Okmulgee
Participants in this session will be given an instrument to identify
their preferred educational philosophy. This will be followed by a
discussion of the basic ideas behind each philosophy and its influence
on daily classroom practice. Finally, instructors will practice writing
instructional objectives that are matched to their personal
philosophical orientations.



Beyond the GED: Preparing Students for Entry-level Positions   
Time/Location: Wednesday 9:30-10:45     Salon 9
Presenters:     John Greenwell, JCPS Workforce Services Coordinator,
Jefferson County Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education
                Tonya Tarvin Crum, Director of Workforce Development and
Training, Kentucky Educational Television (KET)
This interactive workshop focuses on preparing students for entry-level
positions in the workplace, with emphasis on communication and
problem-solving skills. Participants will receive the Customer Service
workshop curriculum, a free DVD with four Workplace Essential Skills
programs, as well as a WES correlation-crosswalk to the National Work
Readiness Credential.



Workplace Learning Best Practice: The Direct Service Provider Training
Project 
Time/Location: Wednesday 11:00-12:15     Freedom 1
Presenters:     Michele Pappalardo, Director, Business Training
Resources Department, Northampton Community College
                Judy Rex, Director of the Center for Healthcare
Education, Northampton Community College
This interactive presentation is intended for a variety of stakeholders,
from policy makers to business leaders, educational providers and
practitioners. Participants will be provided with an overview of a
successful workplace program being
offered in Pennsylvania, as well as strategies on the elements that go
into an effective workplace program.



Minnesota Adult Basic Education's Workforce Initiative: The WILMA
Project      
Time/Location: Wednesday 11:00-12:15     Freedom 4
Presenter:      Claudia Kinville, Workforce Education Training
Coordinator, Dakota Prairie ABE
Minnesota Adult Basic Education (ABE) embarked on a three-year
initiative to develop workforce education across the state in an attempt
to position adult literacy within the larger economic development
system. Discover how the Workforce Initiative for a Leadership and
Mentoring Alliance (WILMA) project built a statewide network that
brought ABE to the forefront of workforce education.



Industry Clusters and High-Priority Occupations: Using Labor Market
Information in ABLE Programs       
Time/Location: Wednesday 11:00-12:15     Salon 3
Presenters:     KayLynn Hamilton, Project Director, Workforce Education
Research Center, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, The
Pennsylvania State University
                Suzanne Webster, Workforce Education Specialist,
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, The Pennsylvania State
University
                Angelic Parrett, Workforce Education Specialist,
Institute for the Study of  Adult Literacy, The Pennsylvania State
University
This workshop will provide ABLE agencies with an introduction to
Pennsylvania's adult education work with identified High Priority
Occupations and their respective Industry Clusters. Participants will
become familiar with available labor market information and learn how to
use this information to plan instruction. Participants will also review
the Foundation Skills Framework to determine skills needed for jobs in
demand, which may be appropriate for adults in ABLE programs.



Integrating Self-Sufficiency into Adult Education      
Time/Location: Wednesday 11:00-12:15     Salon 10
Presenters:     Jamie Preston, Senior Director-Self-Sufficiency, Adult
Education and Training, PathWaysPA
                Allen Alexander, Program Manager, Educational Services,
PathwaysPA
PathWaysPA's Pennsylvania Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Project (part
of a national project) presentation will feature an innovative and
informative workshop to assist educators in helping low-income families
build paths out of poverty. The workshop will include an overview of
Self-Sufficiency tools and vital resources for adult learners.





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